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44150 Federal Register / Vol. 72, No. 151 / Tuesday, August 7, 2007 / Notices 

Dated: August 2, 2007. Dated: August 2, 2007. Dated: August 2, 2007. 

John Howard, John Howard, John Howard, 

Director, National Institute for Occupational Director, National Institute for Occupational Director, National Institute for Occupational 

Safety and Health. Safety and Health. Safety and Health. 

[FR Doc. 07–3845 Filed 8–6–07; 8:45 am] [FR Doc. 07–3843 Filed 8–6–07; 8:45 am] [FR Doc. 07–3844 Filed 8–6–07; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

National Institute for Occupational 

Safety and Health; Final Effect of 

Designation of a Class of Employees 

for Addition to the Special Exposure 

Cohort 

AGENCY: National Institute for 

Occupational Safety and Health 

(NIOSH), Department of Health and 

Human Services (HHS). 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Department of Health and 

Human Services (HHS) gives notice 

concerning the final effect of the HHS 

decision to designate a class of 

employees at Los Alamos National 

Laboratory, Los Alamos, New Mexico, 

as an addition to the Special Exposure 

Cohort (SEC) under the Energy 

Employees Occupational Illness 

Compensation Program Act of 2000. On 

June 22, 2007, as provided for under 42 

U.S.C. 7384q(b), the Secretary of HHS 

designated the following class of 

employees as an addition to the SEC: 

Employees of the Department of Energy 

(DOE), its predecessor agencies, or DOE 

contractors or subcontractors who were 

monitored or should have been monitored for 

radiological exposure while working in 

operational Technical Areas with a history of 

radioactive material use at the Los Alamos 

National Laboratory (LANL) for a number of 

work days aggregating at least 250 work days 

from March 15, 1943 through December 31, 

1975, or in combination with work day as 

within parameters established for one or 

more other classes of employees in the 

Special Exposure Cohort. 

This designation became effective on 

July 22, 2007, as provided for under 42 

U.S.C. 7384l(14)(C). Hence, beginning 

on July 22, 2007, members of this class 

of employees, defined as reported in 

this notice, became members of the 

Special Exposure Cohort. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Larry Elliott, Director, Office of 

Compensation Analysis and Support, 

National Institute for Occupational 

Safety and Health (NIOSH), 4676 

Columbia Parkway, MS C–46, 

Cincinnati, OH 45226, Telephone 513– 

533–6800 (this is not a toll-free 

number). Information requests can also 

be submitted by e-mail to 

OCAS@CDC.GOV. 

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

National Institute for Occupational 

Safety and Health; Final Effect of 

Designation of a Class of Employees 

for Addition to the Special Exposure 

Cohort 

AGENCY: National Institute for 

Occupational Safety and Health 

(NIOSH), Department of Health and 

Human Services (HHS). 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Department of Health and 

Human Services (HHS) gives notice 

concerning the final effect of the HHS 

decision to designate a class of 

employees at W.R. Grace, Erwin, 

Tennessee, as an addition to the Special 

Exposure Cohort (SEC) under the Energy 

Employees Occupational Illness 

Compensation Program Act of 2000. On 

June 22, 2007, as provided for under 42 

U.S.C. 7384q(b), the Secretary of HHS 

designated the following class of 

employees as an addition to the SEC: 

Atomic Weapons Employer (AWE) 

employees who were monitored or should 

have been monitored for potential exposure 

to thorium while working in any of the 100 

series buildings or Buildings 220, 230, 233, 

234, 301, or 310 at the W.R. Grace site at 

Erwin, Tennessee for a number of work days 

aggregating at least 250 work days from 

January 1, 1958, through December 31, 1970, 

or in combination with work days within the 

parameters established for one or more other 

classes of employees in the Special Exposure 

Cohort. 

This designation became effective on 

July 22, 2007, as provided for under 42 

U.S.C. 7384l(14)(C). Hence, beginning 

on July 22, 2007, members of this class 

of employees, define as reported in this 

notice, became members of the Special 

Exposure Cohort. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Larry Elliott, Director, Office of 

Compensation Analysis and Support, 

National Institute for Occupational 

Safety and Health (NIOSH), 4676 

Columbia Parkway, MS C–46, 

Cincinnati, OH 45226, Telephone 513– 

533–6800 (this is not a toll-free 

number). Information requests can also 

be submitted by e-mail to 

OCAS@CDC.GOV. 

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid 

Services 

[CMS–3188–NC] 

Medicare Program; Evaluation Criteria 

and Standards for Quality 

Improvement Program Organization 

Contracts 

AGENCY: Centers for Medicare & 

Medicaid Services (CMS), HHS. 

ACTION: Notice with comment period. 

SUMMARY: This notice with comment 

period describes the criteria we intend 

to use to evaluate the efficiency and 

effectiveness of Quality Improvement 

Organizations (QIOs) currently under 

contract with CMS in accordance with 

the Social Security Act. These 

evaluation criteria are based on the tasks 

and related subtasks set forth in the 

QIO’s Scope of Work (SOW). The 

current 8th SOW includes Tasks 1, 3, 

and 4 (Task 2 is reserved) with subtasks 

included under Tasks 1 and 3. QIOs 

were awarded contracts for the 8th 

SOW, or 8th Round, for 3 years, with 

staggered starting dates beginning 

August 2005, November 2005, and 

February 2006. Comments on this notice 

will also be considered in the 

development of the 9th SOW. 

DATES: To be assured of consideration, 

comments must be received at one of 

the addresses provided below, no later 

than 5 p.m. on September 6, 2007. 

ADDRESSES: In commenting, please refer 

to file code CMS–3188–NC. Because of 

staff and resource limitations, we cannot 

accept comments by facsimile (FAX) 

transmission. 

You may submit comments in one of 

four ways (no duplicates, please): 

1. Electronically. You may submit 

electronic comments on specific issues 

in this regulation to http:// 

www.cms.hhs.gov/eRulemaking. Click 

on the link ‘‘Submit electronic 

comments on CMS regulations with an 

open comment period.’’ (Attachments 

should be in Microsoft Word, 

WordPerfect, or Excel; however, we 

prefer Microsoft Word.) 

2. By regular mail. You may mail 

written comments (one original and two 

copies) to the following address ONLY: 

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid